Van Morrison - Wasted Years: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Wasted Years" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Wasted Years Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Van Morrison
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Wasted Years" smoothly on your guitar.
G C G Wasted years been brainwashed by lies Oh yes I have C Oh wasted years I'm talking about wasted years G Oh I'm not seeing eye-to-eye I just can't see the things I should see D C Wasted years, baby G I was taking the wrong advice All alone I'm travelling (Mmm) Travelling through these wasted years, yeah (For so long, so long, so long I was) Oh, I must have gained some wisdom (Down through the years I did) Somewhere along the way (Oh yes I did, oh yes I did) That's why there can't be no more (No more) No more wasted years today, yeah (I got wise, I got wise to myself) Well baby, the great sadness (Mmm) Oh, you got to let it all go (Oh yeah, oh yeah Van) Live in the present Live in the future John Lee, ain't that so (Oh, it's a sad feeling, oh yeah) Oh, you got to find something (Mmm) To carry you through (Yeah yeah), carry you through (Yeah yeah) Carry you through (Yeah) I've learned my lesson, I ain't gonna do it no more, yeah Now Van (Now John) I've learned my lesson I should have (Yeah) a long time ago (That's right) All these wasted years, wasted years (Yeah) I finally woke up and got wise I ain't gonna be, ain't gonna be no fool no more (Yeah) Now Van, now Van Ain't gonna be nobody's (Mmm) Body's fool no more Sing the song Van (Yeah), sing it with me Well, all alone, all alone I've been travelling (Yeah) Travelling all along through these wasted years, baby, yeah (Oh, dark, dark wasted years) So dark here (Dark, dark, dark, dark wasted years) I must have gained something (Yeah) Oh, travelling along the lonely way (Yeah yeah yeah I did, I've learned a lesson, yeah) I'm gonna make damn sure baby (I have, I have), make damn sure (I have) No more wasted years today (No more, no more, no more wasted years, no more wasted years) (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Wasted Years" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wasted Years" by Van Morrison.